Survey Data
Reg No
40910205
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
214382, 371317
Date Recorded
08/10/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arched bridge carrying road over small unnamed tributary of the Termon River built c. 1800. Coursed rubble stone construction to spandrels; coursed rubble stone parapets having rubble stone coping over. Cement rendered repairs in places and side elevations now largely obscured by vegetation. Round-headed arch having roughly dressed voussoirs; rubble stone construction to arch barrel. Tarmacadam deck with grass verges. Located in the rural countryside to the south-west of Glencolumbkille and to the north-east of Pettigoe.
Appraisal
Although now largely obscured by vegetation, this picturesque rustic bridge retains much of its early character, and is an appealing feature in the rural landscape to the north-east of Pettigoe. It is robustly-constructed in local rubble stone masonry, and its continued survival and use stands as testament to the quality of its original construction, and of the skill of the masons involved. This bridge is distinguished by the good-quality dressed voussoirs to the arch. This bridge probably originally dates to the late-eighteenth or early-nineteenth century, a period that saw a great deal of road and bridge-building throughout Ireland, particularly by the Grand Juries (the forerunners of the County Councils). This bridge is an integral element of the built heritage of the local area, and forms part of the extensive transport heritage of Donegal.